I don't agree.....There has been so much discussion/controversy over what to do with the White GSD that it is my belief that the Board opted to take the route of putting it to the membership for a vote. Before the money would be spent to send out ballots to vote on the subject, it is protocol to send the proposed change to the AKC to get their weigh in on whether or not the change would even be accepted. Once the AKC says that it is a change that we could incorporate into our standard, then we, the parent club members would vote on the change. Cynthia From: carolyn mckenna <carolynmckenna@xxxxxxxxx> To: showgsd <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2013 2:56 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] change in the standard Have I missed seeing the reason for the change in the standard ? The purpose of the GSDCA is still to support the betterment of the breed. So far, the only reason I have seen to change the standard is to better the club, money and members. It is much like the federal government whose members of Congress are working to further their parties withcomplete disregard for what is best for the country. Seems those who are pushing for the change are working strictly for the interests of the club, not the breed. If someone can show us how the change in the standard can promote the breed, please do so. otherwise, there can be no valid reason for the change. Please, all, read the mission statement of the GSDCA. Carolyn ===========================================================================POST is Copyrighted 2012. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org/SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================ÿÿ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2012. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================